Volcanic activity is located only in the southern portion of this zone

5.

The map shows the major tectonic plates. Which plate is NOT associated with the Ring of Fire?

Cocos plate

Arabian plate

Philippine plate

Juan de Fuca plate

6.

What does the phrase "Ring of Fire" refer to?

a tectonic plate

a type of volcano

a geographic region

a type of plate boundary

7.

The diagram below models which process?

weathering

subduction

continental drift

seafloor spreading

8.

The Ring of Fire is mostly associated with which type of plate boundary?

divergent

transform

convergent

9.

Approximately what percentage of the world's earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire?

10%

25%

65%

90%

10.

The Andes Mountain Range and Andean Volcanic Belt line the western side of South America. Based on this information and the map below, which statement best describes the plate boundary interaction along the west coast of South America?

the Nazca plate is subducting under the South American plate

the South American plate is subducting under the Nazca plate

the Nazca plate and South American plate interact along a transform boundary

the South American plate and Nazca plate interact along a divergent boundary